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He was lead singer with the Deviants. He went on to write for the main stream New Musical Express, as well as developing a prolific career as a sci-fi/horror author, cultural journalist, and critic. In addition to non-fiction, Farren has also written a number of biographical and autobiographical books. At the NME he wrote the article The Titanic Sails At Dawn, an analysis of what he saw as the malaise afflicting then-contemporary rock music which described the conditions that subsequently gave rise to punk.To date he has written 23 novels (including the Victor Renquist novels and the classic DNA Cowboys sequence), 11 works of non-fiction (including four on Elvis Presley and The Black Leather Jacket) and a plethora of poetry. His prophetic 1989 novel The Armageddon Crazy deals with a post-2000 America which is dominated by fundamentalists who dismantle the Constitution. He has released at least fifteen musical albums. The Deviants (formally the Social Deviants) were a musical group in the United Kingdom. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Victor Renquist is a fictional vampire (though he himself uses the term nosferatu) created by Mick Farren. ... Elvis redirects here. ... The Black Leather Jacket is a book written by English journalist and author Mick Farren published in 1985. ...

Farren organised the legendary Phun City Festival in 1970. He has long been associated with the Hells Angels - UK who provided security at Phun City. They even awarded Farren an 'approval patch' also in 1970 for use on his first solo album the strange and bizarre Mona which also featured Steve Peregrin Took (who was credited as Shagrat the Vagrant), John Gustafson and Paul Buckmaster. His second solo album was Vampires Stole My Lunch Money. It features Dr. Feelgood's guitarist Wilko Johnson and Chrissie Hynde. His most recent releases are Dr Crow with the Deviants (2002), People Call You Crazy: The Story of Mick Farren (2003), and To The Masterlock (Live In Japan) (2005). Since 2003, he has been a columnist for the weekly Los Angeles CityBeat. Phun City Festival was held at Ecclesden Common near Worthing, England from July 24 to July 26, 1970. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the US, by the late 1960’s the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was one club, and not as it was being loosely applied in the UK to ‘’bikers’’ and ‘’greasers’’. Two people from London visited California, prospected first and joined. ... Steve Peregrin Took (left) Steve Peregrin Took (July 28, 1949–October 27, 1980) was an English musician. ... John Gus Gustafson (born 8 August 1943, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) is a bass guitar player who has been a part of various notable rock bands. ... Paul Buckmaster is an artist, arranger, and composer. ... Dr. Feelgood as a nickname may refer to: Heroin, the narcotic Physicians generally who overprescribe psychoactive medications, and in particular to Dr. Max Jacobson Dr. Feelgood may also refer to: Dr. Feelgood (band), British rock/blues band (album), and a single of the same name, by American band Mötley... Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951, Akron, Ohio) is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders. ... The Deviants (formally the Social Deviants) were a musical group in the United Kingdom. ... Los Angeles CityBeat is a free alternative weekly founded in June of 2003. ...

See also

• White Panthers
• The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

The White Panthers were a political collective founded in the United States by John and Leni Sinclair. ... The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986-1989) was an animated science fiction Western television series created by Robert Mandell. ...

External links

• The Philosophy of Mick Farren
• Funtopia
• Mick Farren Bibliography (Last available Internet Archive snapshot of http://www.myunicorn.com/bibl3/bibl0311.html as at February 19, 2005)
• Trouser Press Discography with the Deviants
• Trouser Press Solo Farren Discography
• 3:AM Magazine InterviewSep 2002
• L.A. Weekly Interview Nov 2001
• Biography at RocksBackPages.com
• Mick Farren's blog